Oracle® Database
Quick Installation Guide
10g Release 1 (10.1) for Linux x86
Part No. B10813-01
February 2004
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This guide describes how to quickly install Oracle Database 10g on
Linux systems. It includes information about the following:
1. Review Information About this Guide
2. Log In to the System as root
3. Check the Hardware Requirements
4. Check the Software Requirements
5. Create Required UNIX Groups and User
6. Create Required Directories
7. Configure Kernel Parameters
8. Mount the Product Disc
9. Log In as the oracle User and Configure the oracle User’s
Environment
10. Install Oracle Database 10g
11. Install Products from the Oracle Database 10g Companion CD
12. What to Do Next
13. Additional Information
14. Documentation Accessibility
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1 Review Information About this Guide
This guide describes how to install Oracle Database 10g using the
default installation options.
Tasks Described in this Guide
The procedures in this guide describe how to:
■ Configure your system to support Oracle Database 10g
■ Install the Oracle Database 10g software on a local file system
■ Configure a general-purpose Oracle database that uses the local
file system for database file storage
■ Install software from the Oracle Database 10g Companion CD
which improves the performance of Oracle Database 10g on your
system
Results of a Successful Installation
After you successfully install Oracle Database 10g:
■ The database that you created and the default Oracle Net listener
process are running on the system
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■ Oracle Enterprise Manager Database Control and iSQL*Plus are
running and can be accessed using a Web browser
■ A single-node version of the Oracle Cluster Synchronization
Services (CSS) daemon is running and is configured to start
automatically when your system boots
Tasks Not Described in this Guide
This guide does not describe how to complete the following tasks:
■ Installing the software on a system that has an existing Oracle
software installation
■ Installing Oracle Cluster Ready Services (CRS) and Oracle Real
Application Clusters (RAC) on a cluster
■ Enabling Enterprise Manager e-mail notifications or automated
backups
■ Using alternative storage options such as Automatic Storage
Management (ASM) or raw devices for database storage
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Where to Get Additional Installation Information
For more detailed information about installing Oracle Database 10g,
including information about the tasks not described in this guide, see
one of the following guides:
■ If you are installing the software on a single system, see the Oracle
Database Installation Guide for UNIX Systems.
■ If you are installing Oracle Real Application Clusters, see the
Oracle Real Application Clusters Installation and Configuration Guide.
This guide also describes how to install Oracle Cluster Ready
Services, which is a prerequisite for RAC installations.
Both of these guides are available on the product disc. To access them,
use a Web browser to open the
welcome.htm file, either in the top-level
directory of the CD-ROM or in the db directory on the DVD-ROM,
then select the Documentation tab.
